2. The memorable demonstrated experiment in __________ did prove that lightning is electricity.
3. Franklin waited until there was a storm and then proceeded to fly his kite made of __________.
4. __________, the use of kites to pull boats, carriages, _________, and other objects is one of their earliest applications.
5. During the winter Franklin also used kites to pull him along while
______ __________.
2. A lot of people attempted to fly a kite across the gorge in order to have that very important first line, but only ___________ _________ succeeded.
3. Homan Walsh was only __________ years old.
4. His kite's name was the "__________".
5. After the success of the goal, Homan Walsh was awarded a cash prize
of __________ dollars.
2. Most of the experiments were looking for a design that would function
as a __________ _____________.
3. One of the researchers was Alexander Graham Bell, who had already invented the __________.
4. He developed the ______________ kite.
5. When the winds were light, and he needed help flying a giant kite,
he often used __________ to tow the kite into the air.
2. Early experiments of the Wright brothers involved studying ___________ and other birds.
3. While they were experimenting, Lawrence Hargrave was devising the first box kite in __________.
4. One day, while flying box kites at __________ __________, the brothers discovered that the kites had enough lift to lift a man off of the ground.
5. In August of 1899, they built a biplane kite, also known as a __________
__________.\
2. Garber had been flying kites since he was __________ years old.
3. The Garber ___________ Kite was credited with saving an aircraft carrier.
4. Garber used winged, triangular box kites called __________ kites to pass important papers from ship to aircraft.
5. Thanks to Paul Garber, there is the Smithsonian Institution
Kite Festival each spring at the ___________________ ___________________.